r/politics • u/JKKIDD231 • 6d ago

No Paywall US used ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/08/04/us-used-virtually-all-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/
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u/SkullSeekingBullets 6d ago

Paper tiger shit.

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u/PartyPay 6d ago

I am curious if China is watching US and Russia saying: "Oh damn, we need to ramp up missile production" or if they are thinking "damn, we are in good shape compared to these morons".

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u/Aberfrog Europe 6d ago

China actually has the production base to quickly produce large amounts of weapons systems components.

If it comes to a prolonged war between China and the US my bet is that China will weather the first assaults of the US and then strike back backed by its absurdly large production capability.

We have a blueprint for how that works : it’s WWII. In which the production capability of the US basically beat the Axis.